Lone Star College System hosted the inaugural Texas Completion Summit, designed to encourage students to stay in school.

According to a Lone Star College System media release, educators and lawmakers took part in the meeting, which featured national keynote speaker Isa Adney, a former community college student who wrote “Community College Success”.

"It was attended by nearly 300 people representing 36 of the 50 community colleges in the state, six universities and six major foundations," a media release said.

"The summit also included several panel discussions and speakers including Texas State Sen. KelSeliger, who serves as chair of the Senate Higher Education Committee; Tina Gridiron, Lumina Foundation; Adrianna Cuellar Rojas, The Meadows Foundation; Kristin Boyer, TG; and George Grainger, Houston Endowment."

"We're proud Texas is leading the way with this very critical issue," said Jonathan Durfield, associate vice chancellor for government affairs and student completion, according to the release. The challenges are great, but the work that was done at this summit will pay dividends to future generations,"